Deepak Shenoy of Capital Mind has an interesting post on MediaNam a titled "The Economics of Using Uber in India". Extracts: Uber advertises its lowest fare in Bangalore at Rs. 7 per km charge but that is utter bull. For an average 10 km ride in the city, it costs much more: a Rs. 35 base charge that has no free usage, which would be Rs. 3.5 per km. Rs. 7 per kilometer run Rs. 1 per minute as a driver fee. For an average of 3 minutes per kilometer this comes to Rs. 3 per km. These add up to Rs. 13.5 per kilometer. That’s how much you pay for an auto as well. ...The annual costs of a car are tiny nowadays (Rs. 1 per kilometer, assuming Rs. 12,000 service costs for Rs. 12,000 driven). So if my car gives me 12 kms to a liter of petrol, i’m still paying just Rs. 5.5 per km for petrol and Rs. 1 for parking. Add to this the convenience of owning a car, the ability to get groceries from hypermarkets that can’t or won’t deliver, the ability to drive your kids to a location...